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One unexpected feature in the flurry of interest surrounding recently elected Pope Leo XIV has caught the attention of the internet community.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s the religious leader\u2019s undergraduate degree, not his age or ethnicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admirers have characterised the 69-year-old Pontiff, who was born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, as an unusual fusion of traditional devotion and contemporary sensibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is very different from the more conventional papal image, and the Italian press has dubbed him the \u2018Latin Yankee\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has worked in Latin America and Europe for decades, speaks five languages, and is a fan of the 2024 thriller Conclave, which he apparently watched just before the real thing happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, a less well-known aspect of his past is currently trending on the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before white robes and Vatican speeches, Pope Leo was a quiet, bright student at Pennsylvania\u2019s Villanova University, an Augustinian university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1977, he received his degree. The truth is much more surprising, even if some might have assumed he studied philosophy or religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pope is a maths major with a bachelor\u2019s degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Pope being a math major means that he not only believes that Jesus multiplied bread and fish \u2013 he understands exactly how he did it,\u201d<\/strong> one user wrote on X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMath major possible career paths: quant, programmer, grad student\u2026 pope,\u201d<\/strong> someone else added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A third added wryly, \u201cThe new Pope is from Chicago and has a math degree, which goes to show you can still make a success of your life even if you don\u2019t pass the first-round interview at Jump.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One comment read: \u201cJust found out the new pope studied math at undergrad in case you\u2019re wondering how tough the job market is for technical roles right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many people find it odd to think of a spiritual leader who formerly studied differential equations and solved calculus problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One X user summed it up best: \u201cHE\u2019S A MATH MAJOR???\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the new Pope has given us more surprises than just this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In interviews, his brothers have often made fun of him for being a \u201cgoody two shoes\u201d <\/strong>as a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Louis Prevost said, When we were little kids we used to tease him, \u201cYou\u2019re going to be pope someday, you\u2019re too holy!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The internet is still struggling to comprehend the most recent seeming contrast as Pope Leo XIV takes on the role of spiritual leader for 1.3 billion Catholics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pope Leo XIV will soon get the precious jewels and extensive estate that come with the papacy, including gold jewellery, a bulletproof popemobile, and luxurious papal lodgings, among other work-related benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His childhood in an Illinois suburb will be a long cry from his new existence at the Vatican.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pallium, an ecclesiastical vestment in the Catholic church, will be given to the first American Pope during his inauguration this week at a lavish mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After that, the Fisherman\u2019s ring\u2014possibly the most emblematic item of jewellery a pope can wear\u2014will be put on his finger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to reports, the ring, which bears his papal name and a picture of St. Peter casting his net, is worth an estimated $520,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pectoral crosses, which are unique to each pope, are another priceless piece of jewellery that they wear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leo XIV wore a cross with a detachable cover that holds the bones of saints, which was presented to him by his religious order, the Augustinians, when he was elected a cardinal in 2023, as he greeted the faithful Thursday following his election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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